The Nottingham Post Sports Awards are taking place on Thursday, October 26, at the East Midlands Conference Centre where hundreds of guests will gather to help celebrate the success of sportspeople from the city.

Once guests have enjoyed a champagne reception upon arrival, and a three-course gourmet meal, the award presentation will begin which will see category sponsors reveal their winners.

This year has seen a number of category sponsors come on board including Mazars, Fraser Brown, Smooth Radio, Cartwright King, Breedon Electrical Services and De Vere.

Adding to this impressive roster of sponsors is Nottingham College – the new name for the recent merger between Central College Nottingham and New College Nottingham – who offer further and higher education courses providing their students with fantastic skills and opportunities for their future careers.

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Sport is fundamental to the college with students competing in a vast array of sports including football, hockey, tennis, basketball, cricket, rowing and badminton. So, it seemed fitting for Head of Sport, Adam Beazeley, to explain their association with the sports awards.

Nottingham College Head of Sport Adam Beazeley

He said: “Nottingham College is a keen supporter of all sports from grassroots to elite sport in Nottingham.

“We strongly believe that participation and engagement in sport and physical activity helps to develop many qualities and skills, helping young people become well rounded, successful people.

“These awards are a great demonstration of what can be achieved with talent, hard work, discipline and motivation - vital qualities we promote to our students.”

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He continued: “Sport continues to be a high priority for the College as we seek to create new and exciting opportunities for our students.

“One of our exciting new ventures is a partnership with Nottingham Forest Ladies which will aim to provide a clear pathway for talented young players aged 16 to 19 to try to find the next female football star.

This year's Young Sportsperson of the Year will follow in the footsteps of Sophie Hahn

“This complements our partnership with Basford United FC with a men’s Football Academy that combines high quality football coaching with a full-time education programme.

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“We were delighted that two former students are performing so well in the Premier League, Simon Francis at Bournemouth and recent Premier League winner Wes Morgan at Leicester.”

Nottingham College are the driving force behind the ‘Young Sportsperson of the Year’ category at this year’s awards – a category which shines the spotlight on sportspeople under the age of 21 who are taking huge strides into pursuing a professional sporting career.

Speaking of their association with this particular category, Adam said: “Success and achievement create important role models for young people.

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“Sporting heroes’ success plays a significant part in our society to ensure young people choose positive paths to follow. Sport plays a vital role for all layers of society but particularly for young people.

“The association with successful young sporting role models is a very important factor in our choice of sponsoring this award.

“Each nominee in this category will have shown tremendous dedication and drive to underpin their success and we celebrate these qualities and are proud to be associated with these individuals.”

For more information regarding the Nottingham Post Sports Awards, and how you can get involved please contact Victoria Perry at Champions (UK) plc on 01509 85 29 27 or email vperry@championsukplc.com